anyone managed to boot this off USB stick on macbook pro?
I just booted in a rMBP 15 2014. It worked well but withou Play store nor Google Chrome, nothing fancy.
RemixOS for PC released
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Re: RemixOS for PC released
#62Re: RemixOS for PC released
#63I have a little box for my TV running Android. The issue with all the apps is that 90% (looking mostly at games, I guess) of them more or less expect gestural input, and are either really difficult to play or just not fun with a mouse. I doubt that particular issue is as bad in productivity apps etc., but there's a lot more to running a mobile app on a big screen than just resizing a window. Does this have some magic…
I keep wishing somebody would make an airmouse with buttons configured to simulate common touch-gestures - like put a d-pad on it for swipe up/down/left/right, and a scrollwheel simulating pinch zooms.
Google keeps trying to get vendors to support their half-forgotten TV oses GoogleTV/AndroidTV, but it seems like it would be simpler to just make a peripheral that emulates the common touch actions and use let Android be Android, even if it's on a TV.
Re: RemixOS for PC released
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
> The games aren't PS4 quality, but they run in 4K and everything is smooth. Could you elaborate? Interested in 4K gaming without the expense of a rig. If the graphics are better, what's worse?
Well, they're Android games. Mostly cheaper games ported from mobile devices. And the CPU/GPU in the machine isn't as hefty as what's in consoles; framerates and pixel quality is good but shading, etc. not. And the big publishers aren't making big games for it. There's nothing like a Skyrim or whatever for it. There's no DVD/BD disc reader in it, so everything has to be download only, so there'd be problems distribut…
Ah I see. Have you used 'GeForce Now'? It's actual PC games like Witcher III from beefy GPUs in the cloud: https://shield.nvidia.co.uk/games/geforce-now
Re: RemixOS for PC released
#65I have a little box for my TV running Android. The issue with all the apps is that 90% (looking mostly at games, I guess) of them more or less expect gestural input, and are either really difficult to play or just not fun with a mouse. I doubt that particular issue is as bad in productivity apps etc., but there's a lot more to running a mobile app on a big screen than just resizing a window. Does this have some magic…
I keep wishing somebody would make an airmouse with buttons configured to simulate common touch-gestures - like put a d-pad on it for swipe up/down/left/right, and a scrollwheel simulating pinch zooms. Google keeps trying to get vendors to support their half-forgotten TV oses GoogleTV/AndroidTV, but it seems like it would be simpler to just make a peripheral that emulates the common touch actions and use let Android…
Or, you know, Apple's desktop trackpad which lets you do all these gestures.
Re: RemixOS for PC released
#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
> The games aren't PS4 quality, but they run in 4K and everything is smooth. Could you elaborate? Interested in 4K gaming without the expense of a rig. If the graphics are better, what's worse?
Well, they're Android games. Mostly cheaper games ported from mobile devices. And the CPU/GPU in the machine isn't as hefty as what's in consoles; framerates and pixel quality is good but shading, etc. not. And the big publishers aren't making big games for it. There's nothing like a Skyrim or whatever for it. There's no DVD/BD disc reader in it, so everything has to be download only, so there'd be problems distribut…
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Re: RemixOS for PC released
#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
I keep wishing somebody would make an airmouse with buttons configured to simulate common touch-gestures - like put a d-pad on it for swipe up/down/left/right, and a scrollwheel simulating pinch zooms. Google keeps trying to get vendors to support their half-forgotten TV oses GoogleTV/AndroidTV, but it seems like it would be simpler to just make a peripheral that emulates the common touch actions and use let Android…
Or, you know, Apple's desktop trackpad which lets you do all these gestures.
Yes, but for a remote for a TV device you want something one-handed and hand-held, which creates an inherent problem with the pinch action. Trackpads are a desktop/laptop experience.
Once you're using a trackpad, you may as well go with the Chromecast approach of using a full phone-like device. Sad that Android is so bloated, otherwise I'd think a small 3.5" barebones full Android device would be good as a bundled "remote".
Re: RemixOS for PC released
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, they're Android games. Mostly cheaper games ported from mobile devices. And the CPU/GPU in the machine isn't as hefty as what's in consoles; framerates and pixel quality is good but shading, etc. not. And the big publishers aren't making big games for it. There's nothing like a Skyrim or whatever for it. There's no DVD/BD disc reader in it, so everything has to be download only, so there'd be problems distribut…
Ah I see. Have you used 'GeForce Now'? It's actual PC games like Witcher III from beefy GPUs in the cloud: https://shield.nvidia.co.uk/games/geforce-now
My Internet connection is a bandwidth capped 2.5Mbps 3g connection, as I live rural with no high speed terrestrial connection. So no, I haven't used it. I can barely do Netflix.
Re: RemixOS for PC released
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#70It's pretty cool to see work being done to get Android working better in a desktop environment. I applaud the progress. But I don't really have a need for this. I love my Chromebook and ChromeOS too much and it feels like they fill similar niches.